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Somatropin Injection Shortage

Last Updated: March 6, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Norditropin Flexpro subcutaneous solution for injection, Novo Nordisk, 30 mg/3 mL, pen injector, 1 count, NDC 00169-7703-21
Reason for the Shortage
    • Ferring has Zomacton available.
    • Genentech discontinued Nutropin AQ Nuspin presentations in December 2024.
    • Lilly is in the process of discontinuing Humatrope. They expect to continue to manufacture product through mid-2025.
    • Novo Nordisk has Norditropin on shortage due to increased demand and manufacturing delays.
    • Pfizer has Genotropin available.
    • Sandoz has Omnitrope available.
Available Products
    • Genotropin injection, Pfizer, 12 mg, cartridge, 1 count, NDC 00013-2646-81
    • Genotropin injection, Pfizer, 5 mg, cartridge, 1 count, NDC 00013-2626-81
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 0.2 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2649-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 0.4 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2650-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 0.6 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2651-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 0.8 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2652-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 1 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2653-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 1.2 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2654-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 1.4 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2655-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 1.6 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2656-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 1.8 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2657-02
    • Genotropin MiniQuick injection, Pfizer, 2 mg, cartridge, 7 count, NDC 00013-2658-02
    • Norditropin Flexpro subcutaneous solution for injection, Novo Nordisk, 10 mg/1.5 mL, pen injector, 1 count, NDC 00169-7705-21
    • Norditropin Flexpro subcutaneous solution for injection, Novo Nordisk, 15 mg/1.5 mL, pen injector, 1 count, NDC 00169-7708-21
    • Norditropin Flexpro subcutaneous solution for injection, Novo Nordisk, 5 mg/1.5 mL, pen injector, 1 count, NDC 00169-7704-21
    • Omnitrope subcutaneous lyophilized powder for injection, Sandoz, 5.8 mg, vial, 8 count, NDC 00781-4004-36
    • Omnitrope subcutaneous solution for injection, Sandoz, 10 mg/1.5 mL, cartridge, 1 count, NDC 00781-3004-07
    • Omnitrope subcutaneous solution for injection, Sandoz, 5 mg/1.5 mL, cartridge, 1 count, NDC 00781-3001-07
    • Zomacton subcutaneous lyophilized powder for injection, Ferring, 10 mg, kit, 1 count, NDC 55566-1901-01
    • Zomacton subcutaneous lyophilized powder for injection, Ferring, 5 mg, kit, 1 count, NDC 55566-1801-01

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Novo Nordisk has Norditropin FlexPro 30 mg/3 mL prefilled pens on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated March 6, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created November 22, 2022 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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